By Sally Krutzig
The Idaho Statesman
NAMPA, Idaho — A Saturday evening police chase ended with two people hospitalized, an intensive search through a farmer’s field and a police dog’s death.
Nampa Dispatch received a tip shortly before 6 p.m. that a man on parole was “on his way to a commercial location to sell drugs,” the Nampa Police Department said in a Sunday news release.
Patrol officers located a vehicle they believed the man was in and attempted a traffic stop, according to the department. Police said officers began to pursue the vehicle when the woman driving it failed to pull over.
“When attempting to perform a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT Maneuver), the suspect vehicle turned into the police vehicle, ramming it, and causing both vehicles to roll and leave the roadway and land in a cornfield,” Carmen Boeger , Nampa police spokesperson, said in the release.
Police said the driver and Nampa officer Cody Huss were treated at a local hospital and later released.
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The male suspect escaped the crash near Ustick Road and Polara Way, leading to a nearly four-hour search of the surrounding area and fields with assistance from the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, Meridian Police Department, Caldwell Police Department and Idaho State Police, according to Nampa police.
“Not long after the search was completed, dispatch received information that Howe was at a local convenience store,” the release said. “Nampa police officers responded, found him, and arrested him without further incident.”
The 27-year-old male suspect from Caldwell was arrested on a parole agent’s warrant, which allows a person on parole to be detained without a traditional warrant.
The 33-year-old female driver was arrested on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer, eluding law enforcement, trafficking methamphetamine and possessing controlled substances, as well as misdemeanors for possessing psilocybin mushrooms.
Both were booked in the Canyon County Jail in the early morning hours of Sunday.
Police dog dies during pursuit
A police K-9 named Riddick died in the crash. The department said Riddick’s body was transported with a police escort to a Nampa veterinary hospital.
Riddick, a 3-year-old German shepherd, was trained in apprehension and drug detention, according to the department.
“Officer Huss and K-9 Riddick were assigned to a late shift patrol team, where they were relied upon each shift to help keep our community safe,” the department said in a Facebook post. “It is the wish of Officer Huss and the K-9 Unit to hold a public service of remembrance for K-9 Riddick.”
More information on the ceremony will be released when available, the department said.
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